Stephen Byers | |
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 Official portrait, c. 1998 | |
| Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions | |
| In office 8 June 2001 – 29 May 2002 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | John Prescott (Environment, Transport and the Regions) |
| Succeeded by | Alistair Darling (Transport) |
| Secretary of State for Trade and Industry President of the Board of Trade | |
| In office 23 December 1998 – 8 June 2001 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Peter Mandelson |
| Succeeded by | Patricia Hewitt |
| Chief Secretary to the Treasury | |
| In office 27 July 1998 – 23 December 1998 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Alistair Darling |
| Succeeded by | Alan Milburn |
| Minister of State for Schools | |
| In office 2 May 1997 – 27 July 1998 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Eric Forth |
| Succeeded by | Estelle Morris |
| Member of Parliament for North Tyneside Wallsend (1992–1997) | |
| In office 9 April 1992 – 12 April 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Ted Garrett |
| Succeeded by | Mary Glindon |
| North Tyneside Councillor for Howdon ward | |
| In office 1 May 1980 – 10 April 1992 | |
| Preceded by | J. Wylie |
| Succeeded by | T. Cruikshanks |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stephen John Byers 13 April 1953 Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | Liverpool John Moores University |
Stephen John Byers (born 13 April 1953) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wallsend between 1992 and 1997, and North Tyneside from 1997 to 2010. He served in the Cabinet from 1998 to 2002, and was implicated in the MP expenses scandal and retired from politics in 2010.
During Byers' ministerial career, he was Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, and Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions in the Cabinet.